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Re: Lexicons and Langauge Borrowing

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Friday, March 19, 1999, 19:00
Padrig Bryn yscrifef:

> I thought there was a distinction here between romantic love and, well, > rut.
Harumph. You keep gumming this up, Padrig. Here it is again: Inherited < Latin AMORE(M) Borrowed from Occitan Occitan amor (pron. "amur") --- "love, all senses" French ameur (arch. & dial.) amour "estrus, rut" "love, all senses" Brithenig afur (pron. "avur") amur "love, all senses" "romantic love (or partner or event)" -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)